糖粉 (tángfěn) · powdered sugar; icing sugar; confectioner's…

Meanings

1 powdered sugar; icing sugar; confectioner's sugar

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

White sugar milled to a fine, soft powder, usually with a little starch mixed in to stop it clumping. It is a baking ingredient, used for icing and frosting and sifted over cakes and buns.

Used in 2 dishes

杏仁饼 xìngrénbǐng

麻糬 máshǔ

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

蛋糕上撒一层糖粉。

Dàngāo shàng sǎ yì céng tángfěn.

Sprinkle a layer of powdered sugar on the cake.

HSK 7-9

做糖霜需要细糖粉。

Zuò tángshuāng xūyào xì tángfěn.

Making icing requires fine powdered sugar.

Tips

usage

糖粉 is finer than 砂糖 shātáng (granulated sugar) and is dusted on baked goods or whipped into glazes. Don't confuse with 糖霜 tángshuāng (royal icing / sugar glaze), which is the finished frosting made from 糖粉.